The Hidden Conductor: HDL-Gut Microbiome Interplay in the Pathophysiology of Inflammatory-Based Diseases.
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a cholesterol transporter that plays a well-defined role in reverse cholesterol transport. In addition, HDL shows anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory functions mainly due to its ability to decrease the cholesterol content in lipid rafts, thus strongly influencing the membrane fluidi...